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<h1>About formatting panels and panel stacks</h1>
<p>When you insert a panel stack into a document or dashboard, its formatting 
 is determined by the control default for panel stacks. Each control type 
 (text field, selector, panel stack, and so on) has a control default, 
 which contains a full set of formatting properties to specify the default 
 format. For more information on control defaults, including how to apply 
 them and how to change them, see 
<a HREF="Control_defaults.htm">Formatting 
 controls using control defaults</a>.</p>
<p>You can change the formatting of each new panel stack as desired. You 
 can use different interfaces to define the formatting. Which interface 
 you use depends on your personal preference and what options you want 
 to change. For more information, see 
<a href="#Methods">Methods to format 
 a panel stack</a> below.</p>
<p>For panel stacks, you can apply different formats to different parts 
 of the control. The following table summarizes the formatting options 
 available for each part of a panel stack. </p>
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<p class="whs4">Panel Stack Part</td>
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<p class="whs4">Formatting Options</td></tr>

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<p class="whs4">Container</p>
<p>The object that holds the actual control</td>
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<li class=p><p>Borders, including 3D borders, drop shadows, and rounded 
 corners (Flash only), as well as standard border options such as color 
 and style</p></li>
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<p class="whs4">Title bar</p>
<p>(Optional) Displays a title to identify the panel</td>
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<li class=p><p>Font</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Background color options, including gradients</p></li>
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<p class="whs4">Individual panels</p>
<p>The different pages or layers of information in a panel stack</td>
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<li class=p><p>Background color options, including gradients</p></li>
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<h2>
<a name=Methods></a>Methods to format a panel stack</h2>
<p>You can change the formatting and other properties for panels and panel 
 stacks by using any of the following methods: </p>
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<li class=p><p>For layout properties (such as name, position, and size) 
 and properties specific to selectors such as action type and targets, 
 use the 
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_box.htm">Properties and Formatting 
 dialog box</a>. For panel stacks, these properties include position, size, 
 and title bar information. For panels, these properties include the name. 
 All other properties are defined for the panel stack as a whole.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>For the border style of the panel stack and the background 
 fill of the current panel, use the 
<a HREF="Properties_dialog_Format_options.htm">Format 
 options in the Properties dialog box</a>. You can also set a gradient 
 color, which is a gradual color change between two colors, for the current 
 panel. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>For easy access to the following, use the Formatting 
 toolbar:</p></li>
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<li class=p><p>Background fill for the current panel.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>Line color for the current panel. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>Borders of the panel stack.</p></li>
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<li class=p><p>Right-click options for alignment, sizing, and ordering 
 options.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>The Formatting toolbar is the easiest to use, although it does not contain 
 all of the available formatting options. The Properties dialog box provides 
 all of the formatting options you will use to format panel stacks. </p>
<p class="whs4">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs4">Related topics</p>
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<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_panel_stack_borders.htm">Formatting 
 panel stack borders</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Rounded_colors_panel_stacks.htm">Displaying 
 rounded corners on panel stacks (Flash only)</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_panel_background.htm">Formatting the 
 background of a panel</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Format_panel_title_bar.htm">Formatting the 
 title bar of a panel stack</a></p></li>
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